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Arizona

Psycho (1960)

Although much of this Hitchcock horror classic was filmed on a lot in California, some scenes were indeed filmed in Arizona, including downtown Phoenix, Gila Bend, and Buckeye. In the novel, Marion's name was actually Mary; the studio had to change it after discovering that two real people named Mary Crane lived in Phoenix.

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